tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364472617154190092.post1540090029561792723..comments2024-03-28T15:35:24.099+13:00Comments on Shouting Into The Void: Why Rolling For Combat Initiative Is Pointless And WrongPeter Fitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17675284304482852740noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364472617154190092.post-79274314355743844832010-05-14T03:27:50.431+12:002010-05-14T03:27:50.431+12:00It sounds like you might like Tunnels & Trolls...It sounds like you might like Tunnels & Trolls a lot.<br /><br />Good game.DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610876930471848020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364472617154190092.post-66988686597600740372010-05-14T00:03:35.970+12:002010-05-14T00:03:35.970+12:00Initiative matters. I've been a LARP/re-creati...Initiative matters. I've been a LARP/re-creation fighter for about 25 years now and the force with the initiative, vigor and drive wins the fight an awful lot of the time. Getting the first blow in isn't always a matter of surprise it's a matter of tactics and skill. Military study and tactics hold this up also, sustaining momentum and forcing the other side to a role of reacting to your actions gives your force the advantage as you have initiative.<br /><br />Defensive points work because they provide cover and break the attackers momentum.JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364472617154190092.post-39262892955568438082010-05-13T12:59:30.856+12:002010-05-13T12:59:30.856+12:00That would be the function of the surprise roll, t...That would be the function of the surprise roll, to see if you can get in that first unanswered blow.Peter Fitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17675284304482852740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364472617154190092.post-63656652832238964222010-05-13T12:50:36.633+12:002010-05-13T12:50:36.633+12:00The original Chainmail rules used initiative in 1 ...The original Chainmail rules used initiative in 1 minute combat rounds, but if you got the first blow in, and killed your opponent, you avoided taking a wound yourself. <br /><br />Thus getting the first attack was critical to survival!Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com